Have a Meta business account? You’re consenting to AI scraping now, legal experts say
And there’s no opt-out available.
Meta has introduced new commercial terms that permit its web scraping tools to collect data from websites associated with Meta business accounts. This includes news publishers utilizing Meta Business Suite to manage their social media profiles. The changes come into effect on October 30, with no option to opt-out, forcing publishers to agree to the scraping or face removal from the platform.
Meta will utilize the collected content to develop, improve, and maintain its products, services, and features, as well as for AI training purposes. The move is seen as a strategy to bypass licensing deals with websites and publications, as AI models require high-quality datasets for effective training. While Meta maintains that it is updating its commercial and self-serve ad terms, the decision has sparked concerns among publishers, who have recently filed copyright lawsuits against AI companies for using their content without permission.
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